Child s carriage



(No Model.)

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GHILDS CARRIAGE.

Patented Sept. 20, 1881.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ADOLPH SHOENINGER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CHILDS CARRIAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 247,424, datedSeptember 20, 1881.

' AppncafionnieaAprn18,1881. -(No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ADOLPH SHOENINGER, of Chicago, in the county of Cookand State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in Childrens Carriages, of which the following is aspecification.

The object I have in view is to produce a cover for the canopy-top of achilds carriage, which will be a single article, can be easily appliedor removed, will close the back as well as the sides of the carriage,and can be arranged to also close the front or leave it open, asdesired, and will further protectthe top itself, so as to prevent Waterfrom running through the same when such top is made of perforated veneeror other open material.

My invention consists, principally, in the peculiar construction of thecanopy-top cover; and, further, in the combination ot' the same with aperforated veneer ltop, as fully hereinafter explained, and pointed outby the claims.

In the accompanyingdrawings, forming a part hereof, Figure 1 'is aperspective view of a portion of a childs carriage, the top beinginclosed by myimproved cover; Fig. 2, a similar view with the coveropened at the front, and Fig. 3 a central vertical section through theparts as arranged in Fig. 2.

Like letters denote corresponding parts in all three figures.

A is the body of the carriage, and B is the canopy-top, which issupported from the body by a suitable standard, C. This top isconstructed of perforated veneer, such as is used for chair-bottoms,which is bent or formed in the desired shape.

My'canopy-top cover is made from light Water-proof material, preferablyrubber-cloth, so that it can be readily folded into a small cornpass andplaced out of sight, beneath the seat a ofthe carriage. This cover iscomposed of a top portion, D, which is of the shape of the canopy-top,and lies close upon the same. The back curtain, E, side curtains, F F',and the frontaps, G G', of the cover are all made preferably in onepiece, secured at one edge to the back and sides of the top portion, D,but not to the front edge thereof, the front aps, G G', being free, sothat they can be turned back, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. To the frontedge of the top portion, D, is secured a Hap, H, which hangs down ashort distance and sheds the rain from the loose upper edges of thefront flaps, G G'. The cover is buttoned down to studs or hooks on thebodyat the points b.

Each side curtain, F F', has a stud, c, on its inner side, near the top,and the flap H is also provided With a similar stud, d. The uppercorners of the loose flaps G G' have eyes, which can be buttoned withthe stud d on'the Hap H, and thus close the front of the cover, as shownin Fig. l; or the aps G G' can be drawn .back and buttoned with thestuds c, so as to leave the front of the cover open, as shown in Figs. 2and 3.

This coveris asingle connected article, which is placed bodily onto andremoved bodily from the canopy-top. Itcan be folded into a smallcompass, and is exceedingly convenient, being adapted to completelyprotect the child from rain. The cover is further especially Welladapted for use with my perforated veneer top, since it covers the topcompletely and prevents Waterfrom running through the saine, as would bethe case if curtains hungfrom the edges of such top were alone used.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. Achilds carriage havinga top, B, ofperforated veneer, removable water-proof cover D, tlap H, back curtains,E, side curtains, F F', and front iaps, G G', constructed and arrangedsubstantially as and for the purpose set forth.-

2. In a childs carriage, the back curtains, E, side curtains, F F',and'front flaps, G G', formed in one piece of water-proof material, saidcurtains being adapted to be secured to the carriage, and said flaps GG' being adapted to be secured to either a ap, H, or the curtains F F',as desired, substantiallyas set forth.

ADOLPH SHOENINGEE.

Witnesses:

F. W. KAsEHAGEN, OLIVER W. MARBLE.

